VA SB227 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations; penalty. Provides that the prosecution of the misdemeanor offense of causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent where the alleged adult offender has consensual sexual intercourse with a minor who is 15 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be commenced no later than five years after the victim reaches majority provided that the alleged adult offender was more than three years older than the victim at the time of the offense. Under current law, the prosecution of such offense shall be commenced within one year after commission of the offense. Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations; penalty. Provides that the prosecution of the misdemeanor offense of causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent where the alleged adult offender has consensual sexual intercourse with a minor who is 15 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be commenced no later than five years after the victim reaches majority provided that the alleged adult offender was more than three years older than the victim at the time of the offense. Under current law, the prosecution of such offense shall be commenced within one year after commission of the offense.
Title
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-06 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110) | |
| 2022-04-06 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/22) | |
| 2022-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
| 2022-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-03-03 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-03-03 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB227ER) |
| 2022-03-03 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2022-03-01 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-03-01 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-03-01 | House | Read third time |
| 2022-02-28 | House | Read second time |
| 2022-02-25 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-22 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2022-02-22 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2022-02-22 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-22 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2022-02-15 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2022-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-26 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2022-01-26 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 2022-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2022-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103620D |
